Today, we remember Peter Tork of The Monkees. This show originally aired April 25, 2013.
John Lennon said they were the greatest comedy team since the Marx Brothers.
Gene Roddenberry based the look of the character Chekov on them. The Jimi Hendrix Experience got its first U.S. concert work as their opening act. Their TV show generated the money that launched the movie career of Jack Nicholson.
